The Venetian Affair (film)

The Venetian Affair
Theatrical release poster by Frank McCarthy
Directed by Jerry Thorpe
Produced by E. Jack Neuman
Jerry Thorpe
Written by E. Jack Neuman
Starring Robert Vaughn
Elke Sommer
Boris Karloff
Luciana Paluzzi
Music by Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography Milton R. Krasner
Edited by Henry Berman
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • January 18, 1967 (1967-01-18)
Running time
 89 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Venetian Affair is a 1967 spy film directed by Jerry Thorpe. It stars Robert Vaughn and Elke Sommer[1] and is based on a novel of the same name by Helen MacInnes.[2][3][4]

Plot

A former CIA agent, Bill Fenner, now a downbeat, loner journalist, is sent to Venice to investigate the shock suicide bombing by an American diplomat at a peace conference.

CIA chief Frank Rosenfeld specifically requests Fenner come out of retirement because one of the suspects in the case is Fenner's ex-wife, Sandra Fane, who is believed to be a Communist sympathizer. A secret report by Dr. Vaugiroud could be the key, but Fenner's and Fane's lives are greatly endangered, particularly at the hands of a mysterious man named Wahl, while trying to unravel the plot.

Cast

Production

The Venetian Affair was shot on location in Venice, Italy.[5]

Release

The Venetian Affair was released in theatres on January 18, 1967. The film was released on DVD by Warner Archive Collection on October 18, 2011.[6]

Reception

Critical Response

Bosley Crowther of The New York Times wrote in his review: "It's a totally inane and posy picture about an American newspaper photographer who gets involved in an international intrigue in Venice which has something to do with obtaining a secret report. [...] Some nice color photography in Venice is the only plus feature of this film, which is based on a novel by Helen MacInnes."[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Venetian Affair". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ MacInnes, Helen (1963). The Venetian Affair. San Diego: Harcourt. ISBN 978-0151935017.
  3. ↑ Britton 2006, p. 151.
  4. ↑ Goble 1999, p. 649.
  5. ↑ Jacobs 2011, p. 474.
  6. ↑ "The Venetian Affair". Warner Archive Collection. Burbank, California: Warner Home Video. October 18, 2011. ASIN B005JJCMRG. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  7. ↑ Crowther, Bosley (January 19, 1967). "Screen: 'Venetian Affair':Spy Movie Withholds Too Many Secrets The Cast". The New York Times. New York City: The New York Times Company. Retrieved November 18, 2016.

Sources

  • Britton, Wesley Alan (2006). Onscreen and Undercover: The Ultimate Book of Movie Espionage. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger Publishers. p. 151. ISBN 978-0275992811.
  • Alan Goble, ed. (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Munich: De Gruyter Saur. p. 649. ISBN 978-3598114922.
  • Jacobs, Stephen (2011). Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster (1st ed.). Sheffield: Tomohawk Press. p. 474. ISBN 978-0955767043.
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